The annual Oscar ceremony has come and gone. For those of us cynical of Hollywood’s celebration of excellence in film, it was yet another year of predictable best picture nominations, most of which do not deserve being recognized for being among the best films of the year. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close might be the [...]
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The Students' Newspaper of the University of Manitoba
Archive for the ‘Arts’ Category
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Manitoba invades SXSW
The South by Southwest music festival is about to kick off and in the spirit of SXSW we here at the Manitoban have decided to take some time and look at some of the acts set to make an appearance at the big show. Held annually in Austin, Texas, South by Southwest is one of [...]
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Sound Off w/ The Cat Empire
The Cat Empire, formed in Australia, is a six-piece fusion band that has managed to fly under the radar while selling millions of albums worldwide. Mixing elements of reggae, jazz, Afro-Cuban, funk and pop with hip hop and rock vocals makes for a unique and catchy sound, only enhanced by the upbeat and dedicated performances [...]
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Sound Off w/ Greg Rekus
Local punk rock musician and folk singer Greg Rekus recently released his new full-length album entitled The Dude Abides. Having toured across Canada in 2011, Rekus has set off to promote his new album in Europe in early 2012. Former front man of local punk/ska band High Five Drive, Rekus is now carving out a [...]
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Platform presents reclaimed history in new video exhibit
Suspicious Futures: Select Video Work, by Susan Britton, is a collection of videos that, to date, have been out of the public eye for more than 15 years. Britton’s work, to be shown at Platform Centre for Photographic and Digital Arts from March 9to April 21, serves almost as a time capsule, a unique look [...]
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Ask Kara
Dear Kara, I’m a student at the U of W and I’ve never been on a date or kissed a girl before. I am very quiet, a bit anxious and avoidant in general, and I also spend all my time at home. I’d like to go on a date with someone one day, but I [...]
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40 years strong for Plug In
Imagine for a minute that you are an artist. You’re local, from Manitoba and eager to showcase your contemporary work in the belief that it will stretch boundaries, shatter expectations and change the landscape of contemporary art altogether. Museums and formal galleries such as the Winnipeg Art Gallery are seemingly impenetrable to an artist like [...]
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Essentially A Playlist: Soundtrack edition (part one)
I didn’t even bother watching the Oscars this year because the only film in the running that I’d seen was Moneyball, so I was spared Billy Crystal’s blackface routine — which apparently wasn’t even the worst thing in the broadcast. Yikes. That said, Oscar season certainly shines a spotlight on the movies and so this [...]
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CD Review: Islands, A Sleep & A Forgetting
Islands has always been a band on the periphery of my musical interests. I gave earlier albums Arms Way and Vapours a listen, but was unable to connect. The music was sporadic, unexpectedly beautiful, but also impossibly strange, I didn’t feel like I could connect or keep up. Islands was just too hip and I [...]
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Life After Pokémon
Ash Ketchum was the undisputed hero of my childhood. He had that red Pokéball hat that he would turn backwards every time he prepared to battle. God, he was badass. But he was clumsy enough to relate to, and Ash didn’t always persevere in his adventures; sometimes he failed. He made mistakes, he was stubborn, [...]